Far-right supporters protest virus restrictions in Italy

Hundreds of people gathered in the Italian capital on Saturday to protest against recent measures the government has adopted to control the spread of COVID-19 in the country.

Italy is struggling with a resurgence of coronavirus infections, after winning international praise for having tamed the virus with a strict 10-week lockdown and instituted a careful, conservative reopening and contact-tracing effort, when summer vacation travelers created new clusters.

Protesters complained about new measures including a order for all Italians to wear masks outdoors or face fines of up to 1,000 euros ($1,200).

The Italian Health Ministry reported another 5,724 cases in the last 24 hours and 29 deaths. Most cases were asymptomatic and determined through increased testing - more than 133,000 in the period.

Most of the new cases are in Lombardy in the north, which tallied 1,140 new infections, followed by Campania, which includes Naples, and Veneto.

Italy has reached totals of nearly 350,000 confirmed cases and 36,140 deaths.